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Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust

by Eve Bunting Publisher: JEWISH PUBN SOC

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An animal allegory about recognizing injustice

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    Church & Synagogue Libraries Child Study Children's Book of the Year Selection

    Selected as the committee's Book of the Year.

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An animal allegory about recognizing injustice

In a forest clearing, the Terrible Things begin by taking the animals with feathers. Little Rabbit questions the targeting, but the others urge him to stay quiet and avoid drawing attention. This brief allegory connects that silence and exclusion to the Holocaust, giving young readers a way into questions of injustice, fear, and speaking up. Its animal setting frames difficult historical subject matter without presenting it as a direct account of events.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young children beginning to discuss fairness and injustice with an adult
  • Families and educators introducing Holocaust-related themes through an allegory
  • Children’s Holocaust education programs

Themes

The Holocaust as allegoryInjustice and exclusionSilence and complicitySpeaking up for what is right

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Book overview

"This is an excellent book for sensitizing young people of any denomination to recognize injustice."--Church & Synagogue Libraries

Child Study Children's Book Committee Book of the Year Selection

The animals in the clearing were content until the Terrible Things came, capturing all creatures with feathers.

Little Rabbit wondered what was wrong with feathers, but his fellow animals silenced him. "Just mind your own business, Little Rabbit. We don't want them to get mad at us."

A recommended text in Holocaust education programs across the United States, this unique introduction to the Holocaust encourages young children to stand up for what they think is right, without waiting for others to join them.

Ages 6 and up

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